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Match Centre | Colney Heath vs Corby Town

James McCafferty4 Sep 2019 - 09:50
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Colney Heath vs Corby Town | Saturday 7th September | Emirates FA Cup First Qualifying Round

The Steelmen head to Hertfordshire on Saturday to take on Colney Heath in the Emirates FA Cup First Qualifying Round.

The Steelmen go into the clash on the back of a fine 3-2 away win against Bedworth United, a victory that sent Corby to the top of the table for at least 24 hours!

Goals from Crawford, Dean and Duffy gave the Steelmen their first 3 points on the road this season and maintained our unbeaten start to the 2019/20 season.

Opposition

Colney Heath are the current Hertfordshire Charity Shield holders and will be looking to match their best run in the FA Cup, a record they set 2 seasons ago. They play in the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division and reached this stage of the competition with a fine 2-0 home win against Eastern Counties League Premier Division Long Melford.

A 4-0 win against London Lions in the FA Vase this past weekend saw the Magpies set a modern day record of 18 games undefeated going back to early March, and also makes it 11 wins in a row since a 1-1 draw v Cockfosters on 13th April

HOW THEY GOT HERE

Colney Heath entered in the Extra Preliminary round and travelled to Haverhill Rovers. Goals from Jack Woods and Sam Dolan gave them a convincing 2-0 lead the the break before Woods, Fitzgerald, Clements and Blunden sealed a 6-1 win and a home clash with Long Melford.

This time it was a goal in each half from Spencer Clarke-Mardel that sealed the 2-0 victory and a home clash with the Steelmen!

STATS CENTRE

  • For the 2nd year running, Corby have made an identical start of 4 wins and 2 draws after 6 games! The 7th game of last campaign was the Emirates FA Cup clash with Hertford Town, which Corby won 2-0!
  • AFC Dunstable were unable to finish the clash at Steel Park with 11 men for the 2nd game in a row!
  • Saturday saw the 3rd clean sheet of the season for Dan George after 5 games, equaling the number of clean sheets kept throughout the 2017/18 season!

INFO FOR TRAVELLING FANS

ADMISSION PRICES

Admission Prices are £8 for adults, £4 concessions and £1 Juveniles!

TRAVELLING BY CAR

Colney Heath play at The Recreation Ground, High Street, Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, AL4 0NP

There is parking at The Recreation Ground for away supporters. It is advised to arrive early.

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